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Trial to assess Texas high school's punishment of Black student over hairstyle in light of new law - WFIN Local News

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Published Feb 22, 2024
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*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of -10% Liberal:

  • 1 positive sentiment for Abortion
  • 4 negative sentiments for LGBTQ Equality

Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 28% Negative and bias score of -10% Liberal:

1 positive sentiment for Rhetta Bowers
1 negative sentiment for Greg Abbott

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Abortion
LGBTQ Equality

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Rhetta Bowers
Greg Abbott

Sentiments

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70% "I love my hair, it is sacred and it is my strength, George has said in court documents.""
2% One of them, state Rep. Rhetta Bowers, said in an affidavit that "length is protected because it is essentially why protective styles are worn."
0% "But Allie Booker, George's attorney, has argued the Texas lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act had safeguarding hair length in mind as many of ..."
-6% "ON SUSPENDING BLACK STUDENT FOR DREADLOCKS HAIRSTYLE, VIOLATING DRESS CODESeveral of the lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act were expected to testify on behalf ..."
-10% "In court documents, the school district maintains its policy does not violate the CROWN Act because the law does not mention or cover hair ..."
-28% "At issue is whether Darryl George's monthslong punishment for violating his Houston-area school district's dress code policy limiting the length of boys' hair violates ..."
-30% "nnGeorge's family has also filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency and a federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott and ..."
-50% "George's family has also filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency and a federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott and ..."

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

85% : "I love my hair, it is sacred and it is my strength," George has said in court documents.
50% : "But Allie Booker, George's attorney, has argued the Texas lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act had safeguarding hair length in mind as many of the hairstyles protected by the new law require hair to be long.TEXAS SUPERINTENDENT DOUBLES DOWN
47% : ON SUSPENDING BLACK STUDENT FOR DREADLOCKS HAIRSTYLE, VIOLATING DRESS CODESeveral of the lawmakers who wrote the CROWN Act were expected to testify on behalf of George.
45% : In court documents, the school district maintains its policy does not violate the CROWN Act because the law does not mention or cover hair length.
36% : At issue is whether Darryl George's monthslong punishment for violating his Houston-area school district's dress code policy limiting the length of boys' hair violates the CROWN Act.
25% : "George's family has also filed a formal complaint with the Texas Education Agency and a federal civil rights lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with the school district, alleging they failed to enforce the CROWN Act.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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